22nd January 2024
Library of Things
Crom cars to party dresses, from power drills to bicycles, more people are hiring or borrowing things rather than buying. It can be the cheaper option, especially if you know you will only use the item once or twice. It may be an attractive option of the up-front cost is high – such as for a car. It can also make ecological sense. The ecological footprint – the resources used in making it – can be spread between a greater number of people. Rather than using up, say, 10kg of metal, plastic and electrics, to make 10 power drills, why not use 1kg of resources that can be used by ten different people – and possibly more.
there are various formal websites that allow you to lend and borrow items – such as Next Door Neighbour – https://www.libraryofthings.co.uk/
And Street Bank - https://www.streetbank.com/
you can probably do the same via your local street’s WhatsApp group.
Alternatively you can go to your nearest Library of Things and borrow what you need – https://www.libraryofthings.co.uk/
The Green Tau 